Patents by Inventor Gottfried Ruoff
Gottfried Ruoff has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 8616041Abstract: The invention relates to a method for calibrating a sensor system of at least one measuring bearing for a bearing installation, said method being used to adjust individual measured values of an individual bearing installation using representative reference values of a reference installation.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2006Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Jens Heim, Peter Niebling, Gottfried Ruoff, Darius Dlugai, Christian Mock
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Patent number: 8057104Abstract: The angular contact roller bearing has an outer bearing ring, an inner bearing ring, a plurality of ball rollers arranged between the rings, and a bearing cage. The ball rollers in the two adjacent rows have pressure angle axes extending parallel to one another and are arranged directly one next to the other with their side faces point toward one another. Adjacent ball rollers in the two rows are arranged on a common rotational axis. The ball rollers have diameters and widths which are dimensioned in such a way that envelope cones which form tangents with all the ball rollers at their diameters are arranged with their cone tips precisely at the intersection point of the common rotational axes of the bearing longitudinal axis.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2007Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: Schaeffler KGInventors: Heinrich Hofmann, Horst Doeppling, Rainer Eidloth, Gottfried Ruoff
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Patent number: 8007179Abstract: The invention relates to a wheel bearing arrangement which enables a hub to be mounted in at least one non-rotating external ring such that it can rotate about the rotational axis of the hub. The wheel bearing arrangement comprises at least one sealing arrangement and one encoder and the sealing arrangement is secured to the hub side on the side of the wheel bearing arrangement whereon a radial flange extends in a radial manner from the hub. The encoder is actively connected to the sealing arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2005Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: Schaeffler KGInventors: Jens Heim, Peter Niebling, Gottfried Ruoff, Darius Dlugai, Christian Mock
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Patent number: 7959359Abstract: A unit which has a carrier and a wheel bearing. The wheel bearing has at least one outer ring which is provided with at least one track for the rolling bodies. The wheel bearing is maintained on the carrier in a fixed manner in relation to the carrier in a first receiving element by a first connection projection, and in a second receiving element by a second connection projection, at least in both axial directions of the wheel bearing, respectively by an end which axially borders on each of the connection projections.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2005Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignee: Schaeffler KGInventors: Peter Niebling, Gottfried Ruoff, Horst Doeppling, Darius Dlugai
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Patent number: 7931408Abstract: A unit, which has a wheel bearing and at least one vehicle-sided fixed support. The wheel bearing has at least one outer part which is rigidly fixed to at least one bearing seat which is embodied as an axial passage of a sheet metal molded part of the support, and at least one end section of the outer part is surrounded in a radial and supple manner, at least in the proximity of the passage such that the end section engages in an axial mariner behind the support.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2005Date of Patent: April 26, 2011Assignee: Schaeffler KGInventors: Peter Niebling, Gottfried Ruoff, Horst Doeppling, Darius Dlugai, Ralf Stopp
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Patent number: 7896555Abstract: A wheel bearing unit which has at least one outer part, at least one inner part and at least two rows of rolling bodies between the outer part and the inner part. One inner raceway is formed on the outer part and one outer raceway is formed on the inner part for the rolling bodies of each row. The wheel hub has internal toothing, which projects radially inwards in the direction of the rotational axis, for engaging external toothing on a drive pin. The internal toothing of the hub is rotationally fixedly coupled to the outer raceway. The ratio of the diameter dz of a tip circle of the internal toothing to the bearing width bL of the outer part is greater than 0.9.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2006Date of Patent: March 1, 2011Assignee: Schaeffler KGInventors: Peter Niebling, Ernst Masur, Gottfried Ruoff
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Publication number: 20090317030Abstract: The invention relates to an angular contact roller bearing having an outer bearing ring, an inner bearing ring, a plurality of ball rollers arranged between the rings, and a bearing cage. The ball rollers in the two adjacent rows have pressure angle axes extending parallel to one another and are arranged directly one next to the other with their side faces point toward one another. Adjacent ball rollers in the two rows are arranged on a common rotational axis. The ball rollers have diameters and widths which are dimensioned in such a way that envelope cones which form tangents with all the ball rollers at their diameters are arranged with their cone tips precisely at the intersection point of the common rotational axes of the bearing longitudinal axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2007Publication date: December 24, 2009Applicant: SCHAEFFLER KGInventors: Heinrich Hofmann, Horst Doeppling, Rainer Eidloth, Gottfried Ruoff
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Patent number: 7631553Abstract: The invention relates to a bearing arrangement for mounting at least one machine element on a support, wherein the machine element is movably mounted on the support, wherein the bearing arrangement is provided with at least one measuring sleeve and with at least one measuring element on the measuring sleeve, wherein the measuring sleeve is formed separately from the support and wherein the measuring element is provided at least for measuring physical parameters and processes in the bearing arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2006Date of Patent: December 15, 2009Assignee: Schaeffler KGInventors: Jens Heim, Peter Niebling, Gottfried Ruoff, Darius Dlugai, Christian Mock
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Publication number: 20090160244Abstract: The invention relates to a unit comprising a carrier and a wheel bearing. The wheel bearing comprises at least one outer ring which is provided with at least one track for the rolling bodies. According the invention, the wheel bearing is maintained on the carrier in a fixed manner in relation to the carrier in a first receiving element by means of a first connection projection, and in a second receiving element by means of a second connection projection, at least in both axial directions of the wheel bearing, respectively by means of an end which axially borders on each of the connection projections.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2005Publication date: June 25, 2009Applicant: SCHAEFFLER KGInventors: Peter Niebling, Gottfried Ruoff, Horst Doeppling, Darius Dlugai
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Publication number: 20090142012Abstract: The invention relates to a unit comprising a wheel bearing and at least one vehicle-sided fixed support. The wheel bearing comprising at least one outer part which is rigidly fixed to at least one bearing seat which is embodied as an axial passage of a sheet metal moulded part of the support, and at least one end section of the outer part is surrounded in a radial and supple manner, at least in the proximity of said passage such that the end section engages in an axial mariner behind the support.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2005Publication date: June 4, 2009Applicant: SCHAEFFLER KGInventors: Peter Niebling, Gottfried Ruoff, Horst Doeppling, Darius Dlugai, Ralf Stopp
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Publication number: 20080310785Abstract: The invention relates to a wheel bearing unit having at least one outer part, having at least one inner part and having at least two rows of rolling bodies between the outer part and the inner part, wherein in each case at least one inner raceway is formed on the outer part and in each case at least one outer raceway is formed on the inner part for the rolling bodies of one row, and wherein the wheel hub has an internal toothing, which projects radially inwards in the direction of the rotational axis, for engaging into an external toothing on a drive pin, and is rotationally fixedly at least coupled to the outer raceway. The ratio of the diameter dz of a tip circle of the internal toothing to the bearing width bL of the outer part is greater than 0.9.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2006Publication date: December 18, 2008Applicant: SCHAEFFLER KGInventors: Peter Niebling, Ernst Masur, Gottfried Ruoff
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Publication number: 20080226213Abstract: The invention relates to a wheel bearing unit having at least one outer part, having at least one inner part, and having at least two rows of rolling bodies between the outer part and the inner part, wherein in each case at least one inner raceway is formed on the outer part and in each case at least one outer raceway is formed on the inner part for the rolling bodies of one row. A ratio of the diameter of the reference circle of at least one row of the wheel bearing unit to the diameter of the rolling bodies of the respective row is greater than the numerical value six. The row spacing between the rows corresponds to at most 1.65 times the diameter of the rolling bodies.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2006Publication date: September 18, 2008Applicant: SCHAEFFLER KGInventors: Peter Niebling, Ernst Masur, Gottfried Ruoff
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Publication number: 20080209979Abstract: The invention relates to a method for calibrating a sensor system of at least one measuring bearing for a bearing installation, said method being used to adjust individual measured values of an individual bearing installation using representative reference values of a reference installation.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2006Publication date: September 4, 2008Applicant: SCHAEFFLER KGInventors: Jens Keim, Peter Niebling, Gottfried Ruoff, Darius Dlugai, Christian Mock
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Publication number: 20080202226Abstract: The invention relates to a bearing arrangement for mounting at least one machine element on a support, wherein the machine element is movably mounted on the support, wherein the bearing arrangement is provided with at least one measuring sleeve and with at least one measuring element on the measuring sleeve, wherein the measuring sleeve is formed separately from the support and wherein the measuring element is provided at least for measuring physical parameters and processes in the bearing arrangement.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2006Publication date: August 28, 2008Applicant: SCHAEFFLER KGInventors: Jens Heim, Peter Niebling, Gottfried Ruoff, Darius Dlugai, Christian Mock
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Patent number: 7413349Abstract: A wheel bearing unit having at least one outer part, at least one inner part and having at least two rows of rolling elements between the outer part and the inner part, on the outer part at least one inner raceway, and on the inner part at least one outer raceway for the rolling elements of a row.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2005Date of Patent: August 19, 2008Assignee: Fag Kugelfischer AGInventors: Peter Niebling, Ernst Masur, Gottfried Ruoff
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Publication number: 20080031556Abstract: The invention relates to a wheel bearing arrangement which enables a hub to be mounted in at least one non-rotating external ring such that it can rotate about the rotational axis of the hub. The wheel bearing arrangement comprises at least one sealing arrangement and one encoder and the sealing arrangement is secured to the hub side on the side of the wheel bearing arrangement whereon a radial flange extends in a radial manner from the hub. The encoder is actively connected to the sealing arrangement.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2005Publication date: February 7, 2008Applicant: SCHAEFFLER KGInventors: Jens Heim, Peter Niebling, Gottfried Ruoff, Darius Dlugai, Christian Mock
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Publication number: 20060120650Abstract: The invention relates to a wheel bearing unit (1, 4) having at least one outer part (8, 21), having at least one inner part (10) and having at least two rows of rolling elements (11) between the outer part (8, 21) and the inner part, on the outer part (8, 21) at least one inner raceway (15, 16) respectively being configured, and on the inner part (10) at least one outer raceway (13, 14) for the rolling elements (11) of a row respectively being configured.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2005Publication date: June 8, 2006Inventors: Peter Niebling, Ernst Masur, Gottfried Ruoff
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Patent number: 6367979Abstract: In order to allow a ball bearing to be inserted into a housing which is closed at one end, without any bearing parts being damaged during the axial insertion process, the outer ring of the bearing has a radially inwardly directed flange that extends radially into the region of the inner ring while toward the open end of the housing, the inner ring is formed on the axially outward side of the bearing balls, without a shoulder on the inner ring. An axial compression spring is arranged between the closed end of the housing and the inner ring. The flange on the outer ring may be either axially inward of or axially outward of the row of bearing balls.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2000Date of Patent: April 9, 2002Assignee: FAG Automobiltechnik AGInventors: Gottfried Ruoff, Heinrich Hofmann
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Patent number: 6220760Abstract: A three-ring needle bearing with a central support shaft, a center ring around the shaft, an outer ring around the center ring, and an inner needle array between the shaft of the center ring and an outer needle array between the center ring and the outer ring. An axial disk at one axial end of the bearing push fit on the center ring and radially projecting past both the inner needle array and the outer needle array for axially supporting them. The outer ring having bend-in moldings which past the axial disk at one end and past the end of the outer needle array at the other end. A drive shaft rotates the center ring, which is eccentric with reference to the support shaft.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 1999Date of Patent: April 24, 2001Assignee: FAG Automobiltechnik AGInventors: Gottfried Ruoff, Heinrich Hofmann
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Patent number: 5150973Abstract: A mounting sleeve particularly for the loose annular parts of a multi-row anti-friction bearing wherein the rows of rolling bodies are toward the axial ends of the outer ring. The mounting sleeve is approximately U-shaped with a slit opening of about 90.degree. in it extending along the sleeve. At axially opposite ends of the U-shaped sleeve are formed radially inwardly directed flanges which extend over a smaller circumferential angle than the sleeve, e.g. over an angle of about 180.degree., and are each symmetric around the U-shaped sleeve. Projections on the axial insides of the flanges rest axially either against the row of rolling bodies or against the separators for the row of rolling bodies. A radially outward projection opposite the slit opening in the sleeve aids in installation and removal of the sleeve.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 1991Date of Patent: September 29, 1992Assignee: FAG Kugelfischer Georg Schafer KgaAInventors: Ernst Masur, Gottfried Ruoff, Werner Planek